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Relatives remember killed SD soldier as hero

The Columbian
Published: May 22, 2010, 12:00am

DE SMET, S.D. (AP) — Relatives of a De Smet soldier who was killed in Afghanistan are mourning the loss of a man described as a family man, avid hunter and real hero.

Staff Sgt. Shane S. Barnard died May 19 of wounds sustained when he stepped on an improvised explosive device. The 38-year-old was assigned to the 3rd Ordnance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.

Barnard is survived by his wife and three children ages 8 to 14.

Barnard’s half-brother, Alex Botkin of De Smet, calls him a hero.

Botkin says Barnard first trained as a combat medic, but was reclassified as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist. He’d been in Afghanistan since March. He was in Iraq from April to September 2009.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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